NOTE - If you have a Macintosh that has been delivered and set up by USM Tech Services beginning in June, 2015 through the present, the Canon driver software has been preinstalled and the USM Printer Utility application will be in your Applications folder (in the Finder's menu bar, choose Go > Applications) and, usually, an icon for the USM Printer Utility in your Dock (at the bottom of your screen). If so, skip to the line beginning "***Open the USM Printer Utility.app" under the "Step-by-step guide" below, and proceed to add and configure your printer.

In addition, in the rare case that your computer has been upgraded by you from an earlier operating system to Mac OS X 10.11 or later, you may have to delete and re-add your existing Canon printer.

Step-by-step guide

Following these steps will allow your Macintosh computer to print to the new Canon printer/copiers (1025, 42xx, C52xx, 62xx) - and you can even print two-sided copies. Only if you need to print double-sided and/or stapled copies (note - the 1025 model doesn't have stapling capabilities), require department ID management (printing account codes), or select custom paper settings will you need to further configure your installation with more advanced steps (beginning in step 9).

Find the new Canon printer/copier in your department and note the network name printed on the orange strip that's been affixed to the device. There's also a list of new devices being delivered beginning in June, 2015 at the end of this article.

You'll need Mac OS X administrator rights to your computer, along with the password (to your OS X user account which you use to log in or authorize software updates).

Depending on which browser you use, either the file will be automatically downloaded (Safari), a dialog will open asking you to save the file (Firefox), or the file will be downloaded and noted in the lower left corner of the window (Google Chrome). To locate the downloaded file (USMPrinterUtility.dmg) in the Finder's menu bar select "Finder > Go > Downloads" or "Finder > Go > Home > Downloads".

After locating the USMPrinterUtility.dmg file in your downloads folder, double-click on it. On your Desktop, the mounted file is called "USM Printer Utility" and it contains an USM Printer Utility.app with a scroll icon, two brown "package installers" called "Canon PostScript Installer.pkg and Canon UFR Installer.pkg, and a README file.)

Next, open the Canon PostScript Installer to install the printer drivers for the 42xx, C52xx, and 62xx photocopier/printers. In addition, some of you may be adding the smaller 1025 printer, and you'll also need to install the printer drivers in the Canon UFR Installer.pkg, too.

***Open the USM Printer Utility.app (the icon with the scroll), and then choosing Open from the pop-up menu. Then select Open if requested. Its icon may bounce up and down in the Dock. Select it in the Dock, and continue. (You may find it easier - especially if you need to add additional printers in the future - to copy this program from your Applications folder and run it from there.)

When asked to "please enter string to search for (in printer Name OR Location), enter "usm" for USM and press "OK".

Scroll down the long list for the "USM" printers, select the specific printer for your department (from the orange tag on the printer), and press "OK". Choose the Automatic driver choice to install the printer. If you're done, press "No" when asked if you'd like to install more printers.

(Optional Manual Installation Instructions)

If for some reason the USM Printer Utility does not work, you can install a university printer manually by using the following instructions. These may not be for the faint of heart! So you may want to call the help desk instead.

NOTE: These steps assume you have installed the PostScript driver pack from the USM Printer Setup.

1. Add the printer with the "+" icon. 2. Select the IP icon 3. The address is "ps01.ad.usm.maine.edu". 4. The protocol is "Line Printer Daemon - LPD" (some versions of the Mac OS X operating systems may say "LPD/LPR") 5. The queue is _exactly_ the name of the printer from the orange tape on the printer, such as "USM-Library-iR4235-1". 6. The name should be the same as the queue. Just copy and paste from the queue. 7. The location can be empty, but you can fill it in if necessary. 8. In the Use field, go to "Select Software." Type in either 1025, 4235, C5235, or 6255, and choose the respective driver for the model:

9. To enable your computer to take advantage of added functionality of the copier/printer, change the following settings from the default. In addition, this page, prepared at UMaine - Farmington, may help if your department requires printer or copy codes - Configuring your Mac for Canon MFP Dept ID Management .

11. Make sure "Use Department ID Management" is checked in this screen, too.

12. Enter your department's or project's account code in both the Department ID and field. (The PIN field, at least at USM, is blank.) (If you don't know your copy code, contact the departmental co-worker who administers the printer. Make sure you know what the code is, because the computer may not remember it even though you think it should.)

13. Check the "Confirm Department ID/PIN When Printing" box. (When you print, the box may still be empty, so you'll have to enter it.)

14. Click the "Save Settings" button and close the window.

15. Close the Print and Fax window, and you are ready to print!

New Canon Printers Being Delivered Beginning June 2015 (and updated as of 12/15/2016, 9:30 AM)

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The current AppleScript configures for the ad.usm print server. A new user who only has credentials in the uad.maine.edu domain will not be apple to authenticate to the ad.usm print server; they will need to configure printers manually.